Lumber-stamping device.



c. H HEIDER. LUMBER STAMPING DEVICE.-

APPLICAHON FILED APR. 30. I911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

CHARLES? HE RYHEIDER, or silent/Iona, uismm, v 1 v To all whom it mayconcern Be it knownhthat II, 'CHARLE 1-1.1 HnrnnR, a citizen of theUnited States,residing .at

Glenmora, in theparish otR-apides and State of Louisiana, have inventeda new and useful Lumber-Stamping Device, of which the following isaspecilicat-ion.

The present invention 'appertains generally to printing and: stampingdevices, and relates more particularly-to an appliance for stamping orimprinting characters in lumber, or the like.

The object of theinvention is to provide a novel and improved device forstamping lumber for purpose of 1dent1ficat1on,- record,advert1sement,tor the like, and such-data as the name and address, date,graders numher,- planing machine number, trade mark,

advertisement, etc., can be imprinted or stamped 1n the lumber asitccmes from the lan'in machine thus renderin the device automaticoperation,'and thelumber in being marked or stamped Will. servefas anidentification in case of dispute or lost shipment. V

The present device-is designed'for attach ment toaplaning-machine,or-the like, to operate automatically for: printing or stamping the'desired characters'in the lumber. as

it leaves the planing machine, the-device be 111g1lco'mparativel i smple and lnexpenslve 1n construction, readily applied and practical*andefiective in operation. r I Xnoth'er object jof the invention is toprovide a device 'ofthat character of such constructionthat the dieswill not clog or choke up With gum, pitch, rosin brother accumulations,as When stamping pine or similar lumber, thus avoiding the blurring ofithe characters which would result if the dies be:

came clogged.-

A-still further object of'the invention is to construct a machine o'fthe nature-indica ed which is adjustable for various thick-v nesses oflumber, and Which-is adjustable to either stamp the upper or the lowersurface of thedu'mber, and which canalsobe positioned to stamp eitheredge of the lumber as-itcomes'it'rom the planing inachin'e;

Nith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the 'inve'ntlon resides in the combinatlon-andarrangement of parts and 111 the details fof' construction hereinafterdescribed "and claimed, 'being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment "of v Specification of Letters fatent. I

' BER-swarming EVICE,

, Patented Mar. 5,1913, 'Application fi1edApri130,1917. serial No l 553. r

Within; the scope of what is claimed,

departing. from the spirit of: the inventio The invention-isillustratedfin-the acco panylng draw ng, wherein Figure l' is a side 1elevatio'nzof thedevice showing the samein-lposition for stamping theupper surface of the lumber "Fig. 2 is an opposite sideelevationshowjingthe parts adjusted for stamping the lower surface ,ofthe lumber, portions being 11,: shown in section. 1

' Fig. 3 is a sectional detail on theline 3 3 of Flg. 2,.With thepressureroller or wheel removed. r. r

7 Figi is a Sata diaeline Fig. 2.

. Fig. 5 is a fragmental'elevation-on an Y r j 751 urged-scaleillustrating the dies in therim of the stamping heel.

.; Fig. .6-is a sectional pr pBCtiVe;view oii g..

one of the dies. p

. f In carryinglout the invention, there .is provided a suitable bracket1, which asillustrated einbodiesfthe supporting or attach-L ing plate2,-a shelf or plate 3 .at right angles with the plate 2, andbrac.flanges or ribs lbetn een said plates 2 andq3'. The plate-2 1'selongated and is prQYi'dedJneanits enjds Withielongated slots a for thereception of clamping bolts "5-to-clamp the plate-.2 against the rearend of. the bed;6 of a plan- 3', sai' d[clamp being. provided with aclamp? 1115:. machine, or the like, so. that the lumber vwill pass overor across the fshelf ,or-plate 3. ,T he plateh3 l as{a slot .7betweentwoof "theflanges 4, a'nd'the bracket has clampB united withanother flange 4r. and-the plate); I 7

tical position as illustrated. The-spindle 1 0 extends above and belowtheclamp 8,.and

can be readily-set to the desired position by, loosening the bolt 9.Thebracket-lflthus carries the spindle '10], which spindle in turnCZHIlGSxthG stamping or operating partiof. I

the invention;

8-and bracket 1', and isprovid'ed With .a

v split clamping sleeve. 11 embraces the V spindle lO'beloW the splitclamp' 8, and has 'aclamping bolt12 forcontracting it tightly upon thespindle tohold the sleeve 11 in any, adjusted position. A splitsleeve13is slidable upon the spindle 10 aboveTthe clamp be contracted-to take up ear, and alsov to;

7 1101 clamping-bolt l l whereby said sleeve gm 7 4 i tightly embracethe spindle 10, when desition. The upper-"sleeve 13 has a feather 15 towork within a longitudinal featherway 16 with which the spindle isprovided, whereby to prevent-the rotation of the sleeve 13, but topermit the'sleeve toreciprocate or slide longitudinally of the 7spindle.- The sleeves 11 and13 each have a pintle 1'7 extending to oneside therefrom thezsaln'e directionfrom the sp ndle l0,-and a bolt 18or; other retaining element is engageable upon the free end of thepintle ,17 These 7 pintlesare adaptedrfor the removable andinterchangeable engagement therewith of a pressure roller Or wheel '19and a stamping the. wheels 19 and 20 are applied to the re l orprintingwheel 20.' As shown in Fig. 1,

spective sleeves ll and 13, whileas shown inFig. 2," the wheels arereversed, it being evident that the wheels can be readily appliedinterchangeably with the pintles 17 of said sleeves, to rotate-thereon;

The rin12l of the wheel 20 isprovided with an annular slot 22 dividingsaid rim into two annular'side sections which are spaced apart, and thetwo sections of the rim 'are provided at theirinner faces and adjacenttotheir outer edges, with confront ing or complementary undercut grooves23 'ointl orovidin a dovetailed or undercut slot in the periphery of thewheel 20'. This dovetailed slot is adapted to hold'any suit able numberof dies 2% which are dovetailed.

to fit the grooves 23. The dies may have any suitable letters,nuinerals'or characters, 7

' and can be used interchangeably to, provide the desired wordingormark, according'to the'circurnstances, the faces of the diesprojeeting from the peripher'y of the wheel '20 to press into thelumber. It will'be noted in this connection that the riin of the Wheel20 works within the'slot 7 betweenthe resp'ec tive flanges 4', and thatthe dies project beyond 14 the plane of the face of the plate 3 when thewheel 20 is applied to the sleeve 11 with said sleeve properly. adjustedwith respect to the bracket 1. At each end ofthe set or sea ries of dies24:, there is a step block. or blank die 25, which serves topreventtheend dies from entering too deepinto the'luniber, as; the end dies engagespect v'ely.

and leave the lumber, re-

Importance is attached to the fact that each die2at is provided with anopening or hole a 26 extending from its face to itsbase andcommunicatlng with the slot 22, whereby gum, pitch, rosin, sawdust orother aceu1nulations' which enter the characters of the dies will beforcedby pressure against the lumber into and'through the openings orholes 26, thereby preventing the characters of the dies from beingcloggedv or choked, as would result inthe blurring of the marks on thelumber.-- The accumulationswvhich V,

sections in place, it: being. noted amt-11 s c I 4 p I 24seat againstthe shou'ldersformed by, the V 7 slot in which they are seated, thedies-"will? just-ably engaged uponthe upperterrnin'al o the spindle lO.J The movement of the: ,sleyel 18 under the tension of the-springis'liinited -1n0unted upon-thespind-le :10 ahdbel'd 11}, any adjustedposition by means of,a;

this will 'regulate the depth to which; ath H parts,theipressurewheelor'ro1ler 19.is;i and can be vcarried by thelowersleevejll of V the {stamping wheel 20; is "below the lumber,

, pass through the openings 26 will readily i. V sired,'for holdingthesleeve13 in fixedpopass or fallthroughth e slot '22.

The side sections )'f th-e rim nected by screws 27 or-o'ther clampingele-' ments whereby 1 to clampthe 'diesbetween the sections of the rim,and to holdysaid grooves 23 to prevent'the dies from being pressedtoward the center'of the wheel 20.1. #5

When the screws 2jZ are loosened," the'-;ri n ,j y sections}cangbeseparatedfor 'purposewof inserting 1 and removing the dies, andito ascilitate this,"one-1of thelspok'es of thewheel if i 20 is slit, as at28, inwardly"fro1n the slot; so

'22, to enable the rim sectionsto be -spread,

sufficiently at this point forrenioving and.

insertingx-thexdiesfi iSaid dies can be slid.

longitudinally t'ojand from the; slit spoke. Dueto the dovetailing-ofthe dies-a-ndthe not drop out even though the serenis527 Pbecomeloosened,iand the dies will beheld;

in place between the blocks 25, A'coiled wire expansion-spring,2Q jsurrounds the. spindle l0,andais confined beg-5 tweenthe sleeve "13 and a"nut 30 orequivaf lent member threadedly'or otherwisesad byrneans of anadjustablecollar QltfitQPi V the tension of 'theJspring for forcingsharp edges of the dies into the :lumber g By thus regulatlng thetension of the spring ,2

edges ofthe dies are forced into tlie'l and furthermore,theicollarorstop; 7 e

be adjusted to limit th mgvementy stamping wheel towatdthe lumber-,3

[regulating the depthof the mark in raglan-T be'r. Since the stampingwheelis yieldablyw if depressed, itcan yieldshould thewdie's n5 gageknots or other hard unyielding p re tions, thus avoiding theflatteninggo ur1n g of the ;d1es. In ,this position-lo as'to be out ofthe way 'r With'the parts arranged as seenVin-Fig. 2,1 7

being carried: by-the ,lsleevefll, and; said 2' sleeve can be adjustedto regulate} l amount that the dies project aboveftl'iesun face 01' theplate 3 over which theiliunbierwy moves. Th s serves to regulate thedepth to 'lso 21 are con? {ViOS th e'nutBObeing readilyiadjustedt regul'ea slot dividingthe rim in'to resilient sidesectlons, marking elementsv fitted between sa1d side sections of the-rim, and means for which thedies are forced into the lower surface of the lumber, and "this canalsogbe adjusted by regulating the tension of the spring 29 bytheadjustment of the nut 80, thus increasingor decreasing the pressure'5 of thewheel or roller 19 against the lumber; The wheel 19 presses"the lumber down wardly against the rim of the wheel 20 and dies, andthe collar 31 can be adjusted to limit the 'downwardmovement of thesleeve 1 13 and wheel 19, thereby limitingthe amount that the lumber {ispressed downwardly against the dies, to avoid the excessive depth or themark in the lumber.

By changing the position of the bracket 1 to bring the spindlel0'horizontal, the de-' vice can be used for stampingor imprinting themark in eitheredgeot the, lumber, it belng noted that both the stampingand pressure wheels can be, adjusted relatively for various thicknessesand widths of lumber;

Thus, by separating said wheels, lumber of greater thickness or'greaterwidth can be accommodated. V A

The dies are made from the bestgrade of lumber as pine, containing gum,pitch, turpentine, rosin or the like; 7

Having'thus described the invention, what is claimed as new. is

bodying a wheel having a rim provided with clamping said side sectionsof the rim toward one another therebetween. r

2. Av lumber stamping device embodying a vwheel having a rim providedwith a slot dividing said rim into resilient side sections, 1

dies held between; said'sections and having openings extending fromtheir faces and communicating with'said slot for'theoutlet ofaccumulations. V V

3. A device ofthe character describedvembodying a wheelhavinga rimprovided with a slot dividing-the 'rirn into'resilient side" sections,saidsections having complementary grooves in then ad acent-s1des,marking elements seated in said grooves and project;

ing tromsaid rim, and means engaging said side sections for clampingsaid elements therebetween. I I r 4. A lumber stamping device embodyinga wheel having a rim provided with a slot dividing the rim intoresilient side'sections,

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for 'means for limiting to clampsaid elements said sections having undercut grooves in their; adjacentsides, dies seated in said groove and having 'faces projecting from.said'rim, and openings extending from said faces and communicating withsaid slot for' the outlet of accumulations, and means en gaging saidsections vfor clampingdies therebetween. V Y. r r 5. A lumber stampingdevice'embodylng a wheel, a set of dies-upon the periphery thereof, andstep portions at the ends of said 0 the end dies into theluinber. i 6-.A lumberstamping device embodying a bracket havingja' clamp, aspindleheld by dies to preventlthe excessive movement of 7' said clamp,anadjustable member carried by the spindle, and astamping wheel carriedby said'memberhaving a lumber engaging. g '-80":'

die, V I l V g r 7. A lumber'starnping. device embodying arbracket havina clamp, Va Spindle d rby g said clamp, an adjustable.memberircarried bythe spindle, a stamping wheel'carried by :said member havingalumberengaging'die,

and means upon said spindle for pressing thetlumber and wheel together.t 8. Alumber stamping device 'embodyin a spindle, a pair of sleevesmounted thereon, a stamping wheel and pressure wheel interechangeablyapplicable to said sleeves to be carried for rotation thereby, springmeans '9. A lumber stamping device embodying "a bracket, a spindle heldby said bracket,

sleeves .uponsaidspindle at opposite porons of said bracket, astamping-wheel, a

rotation, spring means for'pressing one of for moving one sleeve towardthe other, and the movement of the 7 spring pressed sleeve. r

V 1 '95 1; Ar'devlce of the character descr bed emthe sleeves towardthe'bracket, and adjust able means for limiting .the'fmovement of" rsaid sleeve toward the bracket I 10. A lumber stamping deviceembodyi nga bracket, a spindle carried by, the bracket, a sleeve sllidable uponthespindleand hav ing an outstanding pintle, alumber eng' ing wheelrotatable upon said pintle, v pring means between said sleeve and pintlefor adjustable means forlimiting of thesle evebn the spindle; v

In testimony that I claim the. foregoing as moving the wheel against thelumber, and

the movement 2' myown, I, have hereto atlixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses. J V

CHARLEY HENRY HEIDER." f I v Witnesses Norms KNIGHT,- 1 A. F.GREENSTREET.

fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of fatentsf Vwa'shingtomnc. L y v i' r

